diff --git a/contrib/netcat/nc.1 b/contrib/netcat/nc.1
index 965187418367..b770a527e09a 100644
--- a/contrib/netcat/nc.1
+++ b/contrib/netcat/nc.1
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 6 2008 $
+.Dd May 6 2008
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